PENOBSCOT BAY — The University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composite Center will connect its prototype offshore wind turbine to the electrical grid this week. The VolturnUS, which was…
Commerce
Caretaker rolls hotelier, concierge, travel agent, handyman and contractor into one job
ISLESBORO — The feeling of escape Mike Boucher enjoys when he retreats to his hunting camp near Moosehead Lake is not very different from what the owners of the island's many mansions feel when…
Historic Edwardian cottage has share of illustrious owners
CAMDEN — Fox Hill, the historic and high-profile Camden estate at 235 Bay View St., has been sold, from one limited liability company to another limited liability company. The sale took place May…
Opinion
There are many things I like about Rockland and, yes, a few I find annoying. One of my favorites is to look at old photos of Main Street, from a hundred years ago. These photos are traditionally…
Chapter 2 (continued): 'Maine Consumer Law Guide: Consumer Contracts in Maine'
This week we will explore a little more of Chapter 2 of the Maine Consumer Law Guide: Consumer Contracts in Maine.
Please remember this information, in detail, is available at…
Maine Maritime Academy to deploy first grid-connected floating turbine
PENOBSCOT BAY — This coming weekend, a prototype wind turbine will be towed from Brewer down the Penobscot River to the bay, where it will be moored just off of Dyce Head in Castine. This one-…
'I've been fishing since I was a boy'
ROCKPORT — Ken Dodge, of Rockport, is no stranger to early mornings. He lobsters out of Rockport Harbor, but Thursday he was getting ready to go out for halibut on his boat the Becca &…
In business
Tucked away in Owls Head at 89 Makers Cove Road is Tom Higbee’s house and his business, Blue Spruce Joinery. Blue Spruce Joinery just completed bookcases, cabinetry and desks for the new library…
In business: A children’s program and clinics with horse specialists
THOMASTON — The new Pepper Hill Farm in South Thomaston…
Limited parking and one-lane road
ROCKPORT — Work has begun by the Maine Department of Transportation on repaving Main Street in Rockland from Park Street to Maverick Street (McDonald’s). Workers will work at night to minimize…
A few minutes with proprietor Annemarie Ahearn
ROCKPORT — Salt Water Farm, of Lincolnville fame, has opened a…
Skipped town for the winter? Here's some of what's new
BELFAST - If summer residents of Belfast share one thing aside from a love of their adoptive city, it might be a subscription to Down East Magazine. For those who don't, there was an…
'They worked very hard, did a good job and I don’t think anybody can find a fault with it'
ROCKLAND — Bartlett Woods Retirement Community hosted an open house…
River Ducks ice cream will be opening for the season this Saturday, May 18, at noon. Head down to the river in Camden and enjoy favorite flavors, as well as some new ones to kick off the season…
A special launch in Castine, in many ways all in a day's work
BELFAST - Some time back, Captain John Worth overheard a woman who was touring her visiting friend along the waterfront. Worth had just returned from a night…
The only bridge observatory in the U.S., one of only four in the world
PROSPECT — The Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory that spans the Penobscot River in Prospect, along Route 1/3, is a popular attraction for locals and tourists alike. The observatory stands 420…
'When I moved here, I thought I would have to start fresh and get another job'
CAMDEN — Cole Bovasso lives in Camden, but works in Los Angeles as an investment analyst. How can you be two places at once? Sounds tricky, and it is, but with the Internet, cell phones and fax…
Week ending May 10
Fewer initial jobless claims in the U.S. and reaction to Japanese easing policies were the driving economic forces affecting the capital markets this week. Continued weakness in European numbers…
Sixty-nine-foot workshop would hit ceiling on vessel size, representatives say
BELFAST - Plans and sketches for a proposed building at Front Street Shipyard that would be the business' largest to date have been in discussion for months, but on Thursday representatives used…
North Carolina company and others claim assets from 2010 sale
UNITY - On Wednesday afternoon, Tom Falicon of the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad watched as…
Chapter 2: 'Maine Consumer Law Guide: Consumer Contracts in Maine'
Sorry for missing a week or two but you know time flies when we are having fun.
This week we will explore Chapter 2 of the Maine Consumer Law Guide: Consumer Contracts in Maine
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Radio Searsport...
SEARSPORT — In his regular Radio Searsport email dispatches, resident Dick Desmarais seeks to keep the community updated on pending municipal and school board meetings, local fisheries hearings…
AUGUSTA — Paving and maintenance work on Route 3 in Waldo County, between Montville to the west and Belmont in the east, will slow traffic through August, according to the state Department of…
Week ending May 3
After four consecutive weeks of softer economic releases, this week's economic reports proved a relief to concerns about a slow-down in the U.S. Stronger U.S. employment, firming housing and re-…
In business
CAMDEN — K2 Music, at the Reny’s Plaza in Camden, celebrated its one year anniversary in April. Harvey Curtis and Mac Economy, owners of …
WESTERN WALDO COUNTY — News from Unity and points west in Waldo County.
Unity Area Rotary Club holds annual duck race
Unity Area…
Maine Maritime Products and Mathews Bros. back away from original plans
BELFAST — Expansions by two Belfast businesses that were heralded earlier this year and given city-sponsorship for grant applications totalling over a half-million dollars have been taken off the…
BELFAST — Bellabooks at 136 High Street in Belfast is a true Maine love story. Owner Gary Guida is from Long Island, New York. Owner Kim Zahares is from Southern Maine. They met in Virginia.…
UNION — An application to build a wireless telecommunications facility on Mt. Pleasant Road is fourth up on the Union Planning Board agenda Thursday, April 25.
The planning board meeting…
From the Working Waterfront: 'Economic, demographic imbalance' described by study
Penobscot Bay is a distinctive estuary, easily recognized even in a photo taken from space. According to a recent study, it is "the largest, most ecologically diverse, island-filled bay in the…
New developments underway at Front Street Shipyard, Mathews Bros.
BELFAST- The waterfront was quiet on Sunday, but from Steamboat Landing to the Footbridge, evidence of the coming Belfast Harbor Walk was everywhere. The $1.5 million pedestrian and bicycle…
Week ending April 21
This was the third consecutive week of softer economic releases in the U.S. The European and Asian releases were also soft. In reaction, equity markets fell across the globe, government bond…
In business: 'This is where I make my niche in the world'
ROCKPORT — On an early spring Monday morning, the garage and waiting room at …
Maine Consumer Law Guide...
This week I will start a series of articles, mixed with some trivia, about the Maine Consumer Law Guide. This publication can be …
Radio Searsport...
SEARSPORT — In his regular Radio Searsport email dispatches, resident Dick Desmarais seeks to keep the community updated on pending municipal and school board meetings, local fisheries hearings…
Works $532,000-plus contract with Camden-based Penobscot Company
LINCOLNVILLE — The grand exit from the Lincolnville Town Office is under way, as employees pack files into storage units, haul broken furniture to the dump, and organize papers to move to the…
Maine Department of Transportation
ISLESBORO — Anyone needing to get on or off Islesboro today, April 9, will need to plan to do it earlier in the day as the ferry won't be running the last trip of the day, either way across the…
A creative economy pioneer, she cuts, stitches, dyes, designs, silkscreens and sells her own clothing line
In spring, a young man’s fancy may turn to love, but a woman’s fancy turns to... clothes. As in: “I hate every single thing in my closet. If I have to put on one more sweater or pair of long johns…
Week ending April 5
In the first week of the quarter, the U.S. Employment Report surprised on the downside; along with other softer Purchasing Managers' Indices, this report caused equities to fall and government…
Developer leaves party early, town officials stay, tidy up
SEARSPORT - The Planning Board finished deliberations Thursday night on a proposed liquefied petroleum gas (propane) storage and distribution facility, ruling that the application by Denver, Colo…
In business
Michael Mortell, owner of WinsMor Garage Door Company, leads a family-owned business in Belfast. The full-service Maine overhead garage door company has a long tradition in the industry, and…
Business pitches park as extension of downtown cafe
BELFAST - Locals coming to City Park this summer will find a familiar name on the concession stand. Visitors accustomed to lunch wagon fare are likely to see a few new things on the menu. And both…
'Scottish Sushi' smoker expects to double production capacity, hire 40 to 50
BELFAST - Ducktrap River of Maine on Tuesday announced plans for a major expansion that would increase the size of its seafood smoking and processing facility by neary 50 percent, double the…
Town awaits official notice
SEARSPORT - The developer behind a controversial proposal to build a liquefield petroleum gas (LPG, or propane) terminal in Searsport has announced plans to withdraw its…
ROCKPORT — Commuters along Route 1 near the Camden and Rockport town line were greeted with the news this morning that Hooters had arrived to Rockport. A giant sign had popped up overnight,…
Developer fails to make case for commercial zoning interpretation
SEARSPORT - Jamie Kilbreth, attorney for DCP Midstream, was brief in his closing remarks to the planning board Wednesday night. The answers to many of the big questions about the propane terminal…
In business
BELFAST — Kim Dunn is on the ball. For 24 years she’s worked hard to make Bennett’s Gems…
In business
ROCKLAND — Clara Gardner, of Rockland, owns and operates Harbor Hounds at 311 Park Street. This past Feb. 11 and 12 she had the privilege of her Australian Shepherd competing in the ultimate dog…
New owners see a future in century-old hydroelectric system
BELFAST - Nicholas Berner and Nicholas Cabral, third year students at Maine Maritime Academy, recently made one of many trips from Castine to their new office in Belfast, an unassuming…
Planning Board chairman: 'It's not going to be a circus'
SEARSPORT - After nearly two years of debate culminating in a string of sometimes-heated public hearings, the Searsport Planning Board is scheduled to begin…
